Teraji vs Gonzalez

Who won Teraji vs Gonzalez?

Kenshiro Teraji beat Israel Gonzalez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Monday, July 20th, 2026, at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 117-109, 116-110, 115-111 in favor of winner Kenshiro Teraji.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

This contest was for the WBO super flyweight championship of the world.

Teraji's captured the WBO World Junior Bantamweight Championship, winning the belt against in this fight. He had held this belt for 12 days.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Riku Masuda beating Daigo Higa for the WBA World Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Shokichi Iwata beat Erick Badillo for the WBC World Light Flyweight belt.

Teraji vs Gonzalez stats

Kenshiro Teraji stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Israel Gonzalez made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Teraji had a large advantage in power over Gonzalez, boasting a 64% knockout percentage compared to Gonzalez's 38%.

Kenshiro Teraji was the older man by 5 years, at 34 years old.

Gonzalez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Teraji. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Kenshiro Teraji and Israel Gonzalez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Teraji was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 months earlier than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 42 fewer professional rounds, totaling 221 compared to Gonzalez's 263.

Kenshiro Teraji went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBO at super flyweight.

Israel Gonzalez was ranked number 4 by the WBO in the 115lb division.

Teraji vs Gonzalez form

Teraji had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Ricardo Rafael Sandoval on July 30, 2025, by split decision in their WBC World Flyweight and WBA World Flyweight championship fight at Yokohama Buntai, Yokohama, Japan.

Prior to that, he had beaten Seigo Yuri Akui on March 13, 2025, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBC World Flyweight and WBA World Flyweight championship fight at Ryoguko Kokugikan Arena, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had won against Cristofer Rosales on October 13, 2024, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

Before that, he had beaten Carlos Canizales on January 23, 2024, by majority decision in their WBA Super World Light Flyweight, WBC World Light Flyweight and The Ring Junior Flyweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

He had defeated Hekkie Budler on September 18, 2023, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Light Flyweight, WBC World Light Flyweight and The Ring Junior Flyweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

Israel Gonzalez had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez on September 17, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Jose Martinez on March 18, 2021 in their 10 round contest at Albergue Olimpico, Salinas, Puerto Rico.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez on October 23, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Flyweight championship fight at Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

Before that, he had won against Sho Ishida on December 28, 2019, by split decision in their 12 round contest at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

He had lost to Kal Yafai on November 24, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kenshiro Teraji had been fighting more than Israel Gonzalez.

Going into this contest, Kenshiro Teraji had last fought 11 months and 20 days ago, while Israel Gonzalez's last outing had been 3 years, 10 months and 3 days ago.

Teraji's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

Gonzalez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 7 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

What time did Teraji vs Gonzalez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan, which was 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Teraji vs Gonzalez?

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